Don't lift HEAVY anymore!!

[collegiateLifter]

to play devil's advocate here, the article does implicitly make the good point to get a check up with your doc, real heavy lifting (low reps, near 1rm (esp. using valsalva maneuver) can jack blood pressure way up, which wouldnt be good in people with really high blood pressure, or a bad heart. If you've got a hidden aneurism, any kind of rigorous sport could kill you though, unfortunately.

 

[louden_swain]

Today,

I performed squats with a 30lb barbell. I didn't want to rupture an artery or cause heart trouble!! I performed 2 x 8. . . .nothing to failure because it will cause a rapid rise of internal pressure.